Research Assistant Professor – Computational Biology or Systems Immunology

Position Overview and Responsibilities The James Guthridge Lab jamesomrforg; guthridgeomrforg is hiring a Research Assistant Professor transitional faculty member to assist with analysis of large complex multi modal datasets from clinical trials and clinical research protocols The successful candidate will have training and expertise in computational biology systems immunology bioinformatics biostatistics machine learning or related quantitative disciplines to add to one of the nations leading multidisciplinary autoimmune disease research programs OMRF Arthritis & Clinical Immunology This position offers an exceptional opportunity to become part of a highly collaborative team of physician scientists immunologists computational biologists geneticists epidemiologists and data scientists dedicated to understanding the mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases and developing strategies to predict prevent and treat them The successful candidate will leverage large deeply phenotyped multi modal datasets generated from patients with autoimmune diseases and individuals at risk for developing autoimmunity Available data include high dimensional molecular cellular genetic genomic transcriptomic proteomic metabolomic clinical imaging and longitudinal biospecimen datasets derived from peripheral blood and disease relevant tissues These resources provide outstanding opportunities for integrative analyses biomarker discovery mechanistic investigation disease prediction and precision medicine This is a transitional position for scientists who have completed a graduate degree and an exemplary postdoctoral experience who have been evaluated as being likely to develop high caliber independent or collaborative projects and to attract extramural grant support Successful candidates are characterized by considerable experience highly distinctive competence and a demonstrated ability to perform both independently and as a critical member of a large multi disciplinary productive team

• PhD in a biological science chemistry physics or other relevant area such as statistics biostatistics applied mathematics epidemiology andor MD or equivalent and typically two or more years of exemplary postdoctoral experience
• Must be a team player with good organizational and communication skills
• Must be able to work independently as well as highly attentive to detail and dependable
• Must be interested in contributing to the preparation and development of federal and foundation grant applications

• The ability to perform data analysis and visualization using appropriate analytic software programs or through programming in R Python or other languages
• Human Immune response in heath and disease experience or clinical trials experience strongly preferred
• At least 5 publications including publications in high impact journals
• Experience writing parts of successful grant applications

Founded in 1946 the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation OMRF is among the nations oldest most respected independent nonprofit biomedical research institutes OMRF is dedicated to understanding and developing more effective treatments for human diseases focusing on critical research areas such as Alzheimers disease cancer lupus multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular disease OMRF follows an innovative cross disciplinary approach to medical research and ranks among the nations leaders in patents per scientist Located in Oklahoma City a city that offers a dynamic and flourishing downtown area with low cost of living short commute times and a diversified economy OMRF has been voted one of the Top Workplaces since the inception of the award This achievement has been accomplished thanks to OMRF individuals who share a unified understanding that our excellence can only be fully realized with a collective commitment to our mission so that more may live longer healthier lives Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to this mission

• We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits to full time employees including medical dental and vision insurance minimum 8 company retirement contribution vacation and sick leave and paid holidays
• All employees have access to our onsite caf free onsite fitness center with access to personal trainer free parking and much more
• Relocation assistance available for those located 50 miles outside of Oklahoma City metro
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OMRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer